PUNE: The southwest monsoon has advanced over parts of Andaman Sea, while conditions are favourable for its further advance over some more parts of the south Bay of Bengal and remaining parts of Andaman Sea and the east-central Bay of Bengal during the next two to three days, the India Meteorolo

LUCKNOW: A murder suspect was given injections of acid and kerosene during police questioning in Uttar Pradesh, following which he fell sick and died in a hospital here. Three errant policemen were suspended, an official said on Saturday. Accused Balveer was brought to Avagarh police station in

BANGALORE: Protests broke out in parts of Karnataka on Saturday as supporters of Congress leaders who failed to get berth in cabinet expansion effected by chief minister Siddaramaiah gave vent to their anger. In the district headquarters town of Yadgir, Congress workers ransacked the party offi

Guwahati: Umme Fardina Adil, a resident of Hatigaon, Guwahati, Assam, was felicitated by ERD Foundation and other organizations for her success in the IAS examination the results of which was announced recently. Speaking at the function organized at Regional College of Higher Education (RCHE) in

New Delhi, May 16, 2013, PTI: Prices of 348 medicines, including life saving drugs, will be cheaper soon by up to 80 per cent as the new Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) has come into effect. Industry experts said the implementation of the new drug policy would lead to slashing of prices of man

The PM also has two residential properties as per the affidavit submitted yesterday. GUWAHATI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh does not own any land, agricultural or non-agricultural, but owns a 1996 model Maruti 800 car and has movable assets, including fixed deposits, of over Rs 3.87 crore.The PM

Siddaramaiah announces implementation of several promises in manifesto [caption id="attachment_34273" align="alignleft" width="318"] Chief Minister Siddaramaiah addressing a press conference after the swearing-in ceremony in Bangalore on Monday. Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy - The Hindu[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_34265" align="aligncenter" width="591"] Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj greets Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after the swearing-in ceremony at Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore on Monday. Photo: K . Bhagya Prakash,The Hindu[/caption] Bangalore : Congress leader Siddaramaiah w

NEW DELHI: BJP stalwart L K Advani on Sunday blamed the debacle in Karnataka on the party's failure to take early action against former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, in a forceful intervention which can sharpen the tussle within the party on how to salvage its prospects in the southern state.

MANGALORE: Political thinker and Jain University Pro Vice-Chancellor Sandeep Shastri’s analysis on fringe parties like Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) not having any impact on the prospects of Congress has been vindicated by the election results. Barring SDPI president Abdul Majeed Kodlip

[caption id="attachment_33985" align="alignleft" width="318"] File photos of Kapil Sibal and C P Joshi.[/caption] Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal was on Saturday given additional charge of Law Ministry while Road and Transport Minister C P Joshi the Railways portfolio following the resignation of As

Police say SIM was stolen, but no theft complaint was filed The SIM card used to trigger the blast in the city on April 17 this year belonged to an RSS leader from the Karnataka-Kerala border, said the police on Friday. . While the SIM card, along with the mobile phone, was reportedly stolen a

More Congress leaders jump into Karnataka CM race Bangalore, May 9: Ahead of Congress observers' arrival here for selection of Karnataka's new chief minister, the race for the post intensified with more Congress leaders wanting their names to be considered. Siddaramaiah, who was leader of the

JAIPUR: For about a month now, eighty-two wage-earners from the country including 33 from Rajasthan are stranded in Saudi Arabia. A travel and placement company from Jaipur had sent them to Saudi Arabia, where they were made to work as labourers for a few months and then left stranded in Riyadh. It

HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI: India could witness large-scale reverse migration in the coming months as the three-month grace period given by the Saudi Arabian government for implementation of the Nitaqat law comes to an end soon. Over 18,000 Indians have already approached the Indian Embassy in Riyad

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has questioned the credibility of CBI probe into the coal scam and has asked for a thorough and qualitative investigation. Expressing strong displeasure at govt's interference in the Coalgate probe report, the apex court said, "the heart of the report was changed on t

Buoyed by its success in Karnataka, Congress Ministers today said this was an "innings defeat" for BJP and the verdict has exposed its star campaigner Narendra Modi. "In Karnataka, the match is over and BJP has suffered an innings defeat. It will now blame the bat, the ball and the pitch for

  The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) rout in Karnataka "is a clear result against (its) ideology", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday. "The people of the country know what's what and they will reject the BJP ideology as the result in Karnataka shows," he told reporters. &